Infectious Diseases Fact Sheets

A Summary of Antibiotics          I’ve never been able to remember antibiotics, and to be honest didn’t know this going into the exam…

Biological Warfare Agents

Body Fluid Exposure                  Very important

Febrile Traveller

General Infectious Diseases

HIV

Necrotising Fasciitis

Sepsis

Tetanus

Toxic Shock Syndrome

Tuberculosis

Viral infections fact sheet

Other topics that are also covered in other chapters:

Bronchiolitis

Croup

Epiglottitis

Fever in Children

Infective Endocarditis

Paediatric Gastroenteritis

Paediatric Rashes

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Pertussis

Rheumatic fever

Administration Fact Sheets

4 Hour Rule

Complaints

Consent, Competence and Refusal Of Treatment

Did Not Wait Patients

Long Waiting Times, Waste, ED Overcrowding, Access Block

Problems and Protocol or Guideline Implementation

Purchasing Equipment

ED Design and SSU’s

Body Fluid Exposure

General Infectious Diseases             Includes needlestick management